Africa

Archaeological holdings from Africa consist primarily of Egyptian and Nubian artifacts excavated by George Reisner and excavations at related sites in Libya and Sudan. Early nineteenth-century items came into the Museum from the Boston Museum collection and early Boston seafarers.

Major collections were created for the Museum in the twentieth century in Liberia, southern Cameroon, and Uganda. Among these are masks, ceramics, textiles, baskets, and ritual objects. Important hominin cast collections were made in the twentieth century.